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7 Moro lawmakers want House probe into warrantless arrest of 2 Muslim traders
Manila cops arrest jewelry traders Abdullah Palawan Maute and Saadudin Alawiya in San Andres Bukid, claiming to find illegal drugs in their home

Mangudadatu urges court to be wary of Zaldy Ampatuan's request
Maguindanao 2nd District Representative Esmael Mangudadatu says Zaldy Ampatuan should not get medical treatment outside Bilibid

Toto Mangudadatu: No closure yet, will appeal Sajid Ampatuan’s acquittal
Mangudadatu says he is thankful for the guilty verdict on most of the suspects in the murder of his wife and sisters, but he will still go after the ones acquitted

Who is Toto Mangudadatu?
Months after the massacre, Esmael Mangudadatu won the post of Maguindanao governor in the 2010 elections. He held on to this post until 2019 and is currently representative of the 2nd district of Maguindanao.

Mangudadatu expects ‘100% guilty’ verdict on Maguindanao massacre masterminds
Esmael 'Toto' Mangudadatu's wife and sisters were among 58 people killed when gunmen sidetracked the convoy that was about to file his gubernatorial candidacy on November 23, 2009

Mindanao lawmakers seek creation of 'National DPWH' in BARMM
Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman says this would allow BARMM to properly implement infrastructure programs funded by the national government, but BARMM spokesperspon Naguib Sinarimbo believes it is 'not allowed'

INFOGRAPHIC: The Maguindanao massacre, 8 years later
Here's the status of the Maguindanao massacre trial in numbers

7 years later: What happened to the Maguindanao massacre case?
UPDATED Will the worst case of election related violence in the Philippines reach its resolution under the Duterte administration?

Thousands in parts of Mindanao welcome 2016 in evacuation sites
As people flee their homes in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat due to attacks by the BIFF Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu urges the MILF to help the government run after the members of its breakaway group

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Massacre widows 'cannot forgive' Ampatuan Sr
UPDATED Andal Ampatuan Sr s death extinguished his criminal liability in the case his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio says

Mangudadatu: Ampatuan Sr's death won't stop quest for justice
Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu who lost his pregnant wife relatives and supporters in the Ampatuan massacre says justice must be served regardless of the death of alleged mastermind Andal Ampatuan Sr

Maguindanao massacre suspect Ampatuan Sr dead
UPDATED Ampatuan family patriarch Andal Ampatuan Sr on trial for masterminding the 2009 Maguindanao massacre that killed 58 passes away at 10:30 pm Friday July 17

Submit citizens' council report on BBL asap – Rodriguez
The citizens council on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law handpicked by President Benigno Aquino III needs to take note of the tight timeline to pass the law in Congress a House leader says

Ampatuan relative placed under witness protection
Former mayor Akmad Ampatuan said to be a trusted man of primary accused Andal Ampatuan Jr is a crucial witness in the case the Justice Secretary says

Dispatches: Death of a witness in the Philippines
Dennix Sakal’s killing is a reminder to activists journalists and politicians of the vicious status quo in the Philippines in which gunmen with powerful backers routinely get away with murder

INFOGRAPHIC: Maguindanao Massacre case, 5 years on
This Rappler infographic sums up – in numbers – the status of the Maguindanao Massacre case 5 years on

Another Maguindanao massacre witness killed in ambush
A former driver of the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre case is killed on his way to a meeting with prosecution lawyers

'A backhoe cannot bury the memory of 58 lives'
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines rolls out a week long commemoration of Maguindanao Massacre to end with the lighting of one million candles for the victims on November 23

Gov't defers to state lawyers’ wisdom on Ampatuan massacre case
Malacañang also calls on government and private prosecutors to patch up whatever differences they may have over the case

Private lawyers protest resting of case in Ampatuan Massacre
The rift between some private lawyers and state prosecutors in the most gruesome massacre in the Philippines recent history escalates

Maguindanao massacre families demand state compensation
Families of the victims say the masterminds in the mass murder are state actors so the government is liable to pay the families
Palace: Gov't need not compensate Maguindanao kin
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte says the government does not owe the victims anything because it did not commit the crime
Don't be swayed by Ampatuans, victim's daughter says
Reynafe Momay Castillo said it is a ploy to derail the Ampatuans ongoing prosecution
Daughter of 58th Ampatuan victim 'disappointed'
Daughter of Reynaldo Momay Ampatuan massacre victim number 58 says most if not all suspects have not shown any remorse
Maguindanao gov bet wants rival's wealth probed
The incumbent governor s lone opponent wants to investigate Mangudadatu s like the government did with Renato Corona
When a kingmaker wants to be king
Tucao Mastura has always been known as the kingmaker the patriarch of a political clan Now he s out to unseat a former ally Maguindanao Gov Esmael Mangudadatu
Mangudadatu's biggest challenge
Maguindanao Gov Esmael Toto Mangudadatu faces opposition from his former campaign manager a key leader of a political clan
Hataman to Mastura: Thanks for endorsing, but…
Mujiv Hataman the Liberal Party s bet for ARMM governor says he cannot promise to return the favor of endorsing UNA s Maguindanao gubernatorial bet Tucao Mastura
Mastura insists: No MILF support for my candidacy
UNA s Tucao Mastura is running against LP bet for Maguindanao governor Toto Mangudadatu
LP HQ fire orchestrated: Mastura
Mastura denies his camp would resort to dirty tactics to win the elections
Mastura thinks he'll beat Mangudadatu
Mastura says the show of force last Saturday means he will beat the incumbent governor
Why Aquino is campaigning in Maguindanao
The province is key in the President s peace initiatives in the region but it s also the site of a massacre that critics say symbolizes his poor record in resolving extra judicial killings
ARMM Govs to Kiram: Think of OFWs
They warn the government may not have enough resources to support possible deportees